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they want to know if murdoch's company broke any u.s. laws for allegedly bribing police in the phone hacking scandal that forced murdoch to close his largest paper. mean dock pulled the plug on a it is 12 billion business deal. elizabeth palmer has more. >> reporter: it's a sight many people thought they would never see, media titan rupert murdoch in retreat. he abandoned his controversial $12 billion plan to expand into britain's lucrative satellite television business in a surrender to public outrage and political pressure. >> what has happened at this company is disgraceful, it's got to be addressed at every level and they should stop thinking about mergers when they've got to sort out the mess he created. >> reporter: prime minister cameron met with the parents of the teenage girl, milly dowler, whose cell phone lies at the heart of the scandal. she was murdered in 2002 but only last monday the public learned her phone had been hacked by murdoch's paper "news of the world" and messages were even deleted which gave milly's parents fal
they want to know if murdoch's company broke any u.s. laws for allegedly bribing police in the phone hacking scandal that forced murdoch to close his largest paper. mean dock pulled the plug on a it is 12 billion business deal. elizabeth palmer has more. >> reporter: it's a sight many people thought they would never see, media titan rupert murdoch in retreat. he abandoned his controversial $12 billion plan to expand into britain's lucrative satellite television business in a surrender to...
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. >>> humble pie, rupert murdoch is grilled on his role in the phone hacking scandal after a protester makes a headline grabbing attack. >>> and no parking, a canadian car owner learns the hard way to pay attention to the sign. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning the debt showdown in washington is focused on a bipartisan senate plan that is gaining legs on capitol hill and the white house. the proposal from the so-called gang of six calls for deep budget cuts and new revenues. joel brown is in washington with the latest on this. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning. in this week's long battle over raising the debt limit, optimism has been hard to come by. that seemed to change yesterday, at least in the senate. we saw some republicans, some democrats, some conservatives, some liberals, coalescing around a bipartisan deal. >> it's time to get down to the business of actually solving this problem and i think we now are seeing the potential for a bipartisan consensus. >> reporter: president obama may invite cong
. >>> humble pie, rupert murdoch is grilled on his role in the phone hacking scandal after a protester makes a headline grabbing attack. >>> and no parking, a canadian car owner learns the hard way to pay attention to the sign. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning the debt showdown in washington is focused on a bipartisan senate plan that is gaining legs on capitol hill and the white house. the...
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murdoch. but bloomberg news reports murdoch's future could depend on this morning's testimony. charlie d'agata is in london with the latest on this. good morning, charlie. >> good morning to you, betty. i think we can expect some high drama later this afternoon. some fireworks. the fact is, a lot of people are angry at the murdochs. british politicians are going to take advantage of that fact, and come out with the gloves off. now, it's rupert murdoch himself who takes center stage in the unfolding hacking drama that has engulfed his empire. >> for rupert murdoch this is the best thing that could ever happen. this is the best case they could ever have to argue against murdoch and say you have too much power. >> reporter: murdoch and his son james will tell british lawmakers how much they knew about allegations their journalists tapped into voice mails and regularly paid off police. so will former british ceo rebekah brooks who police are already investigating. the controversy has forced the he
murdoch. but bloomberg news reports murdoch's future could depend on this morning's testimony. charlie d'agata is in london with the latest on this. good morning, charlie. >> good morning to you, betty. i think we can expect some high drama later this afternoon. some fireworks. the fact is, a lot of people are angry at the murdochs. british politicians are going to take advantage of that fact, and come out with the gloves off. now, it's rupert murdoch himself who takes center stage in the...
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the star of the show, media titan rupert murdoch. as investors around the world hanging on his every word and gesture. he is used to giving orders and not answering questions especially from politicians who until recently held him in either awe or terror. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: by his side, his son james, the senior executive in the murdoch family empire. >> the company has admitted liability to victims of illegal voice mail interceptions, has apologized unreservedly, which i repeat today, to those victims, and the company also set up a compensation scheme independently managed by a former high court judge. >> reporter: he is known to have authorized payments to phone hacking victims on conditions that they keep quiet. after the murdochs, their former british ceo rebekah brooks will face the committee. brooks, as editor of "news of the world" newspaper when the hacking was taking place was a hands-on manager. >> rebekah brooks knows the answers to all of these questions. she knows who knew what about
the star of the show, media titan rupert murdoch. as investors around the world hanging on his every word and gesture. he is used to giving orders and not answering questions especially from politicians who until recently held him in either awe or terror. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: by his side, his son james, the senior executive in the murdoch family empire. >> the company has admitted liability to victims of illegal voice mail interceptions, has...
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the fbi wants to know if murdoch's reporters tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims. congressman peter king was one of the u.s. lawmakers who asked the fbi to get involved. >> anything at all which involved 9/11 victims at the fbi's jurisdiction over i want them to investigate and investigate fully. i have a lot of 9/11 families in my district. they're entitled to know if their privacy was violated and if their loved one's privacy was violated and that's what this is about. >> murdoch and one of his sons agreed to testify at a parliamentary hearing next week. >>> the u.s. is fighting a war in cyberspace. the pentagon says it's a battle to protect national security secrets but the other side is winning. some of the nation's most sensitive military secrets have been looted by spies who managed to break into government computers. david martin got an exclusive look into the pentagon command center. >> reporter: the joint strike fighter is the pentagon's high priced ticket to air superiority for the 21st century except four months ago the designs for that and other sophist
the fbi wants to know if murdoch's reporters tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims. congressman peter king was one of the u.s. lawmakers who asked the fbi to get involved. >> anything at all which involved 9/11 victims at the fbi's jurisdiction over i want them to investigate and investigate fully. i have a lot of 9/11 families in my district. they're entitled to know if their privacy was violated and if their loved one's privacy was violated and that's what this is about....
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rupert murdoch's arrival mobbed by photographers. following two weeks of scandals, centered around his british newspapers, he took his seat. business son james by his side and wife wendi behind him. within seconds the veteran public performer grabbed his moment and the headlines with one of his preprepared lines. >> i want you to understand this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: over two hours they tried to establish precisely what and when the murdochs knew about allegations at "news of the world" of widespread phone hacking and police bribery. allegations that have already seen this british tabloid institution shuddered and claimed the jobs of rebekah brooks and london's police chief but contrition for the murdochs did not give way to admitting knowledge of the dirty tricks employed by those at their newspapers. both rupert and james defending the family legacy. >> it does not mean that i have any knowledge of anyone intentionally misleading me in the company. i don't. >> reporter: saying they simply didn't know what
rupert murdoch's arrival mobbed by photographers. following two weeks of scandals, centered around his british newspapers, he took his seat. business son james by his side and wife wendi behind him. within seconds the veteran public performer grabbed his moment and the headlines with one of his preprepared lines. >> i want you to understand this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: over two hours they tried to establish precisely what and when the murdochs knew about...
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. -- rupert murdoch. the political currents are opposite. everybody is attacking him. there's a major change there. the political culture has changed not just for the politicians, but for the police and journalists. >> thank you michael isikoff and robert moore. >>> up next no question it's hot outside, to rush limbaugh it's another plot by the government. stick around for the side show. i >>> welcome back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the weather. let's be clear, the fact that most of country in the grips of a record heat wave is not by itself proof of global warming. it does get hot in the summer. to be sure we don't get the wrong idea, here comes rush limbaugh to tell us what we think is record heat is no more than a government plot. >> we're playing games with us on this heat wave again. going to be 116 in washington. no it's not. it's going to be 100. maybe 99. the heat index, manufactured by the government to tell you what it feels like when you add the humidity in there 116. when'
. -- rupert murdoch. the political currents are opposite. everybody is attacking him. there's a major change there. the political culture has changed not just for the politicians, but for the police and journalists. >> thank you michael isikoff and robert moore. >>> up next no question it's hot outside, to rush limbaugh it's another plot by the government. stick around for the side show. i >>> welcome back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the...
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it could be very costly to people who hold murdoch paper. they might have to entice shareholders back in and that carries financial risks as well. reputational risks on both sides of the atlantic. legal processes in the uk and potential lawmakers getting more interested in the company in the u.s. ramping up the pressure, according to s&p. >> steve sedgewick helping us out for cnbc. thanks so much. now with the deadline to reach a deficit deal now exactly two weeks away, the rhetoric as you've witnessed heating up as lawmakers scramble to try to strike a deal. the house is expected to vote today on what it calls the cut, cap and balance plan. that's the republican-backed legislation that includes a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. it's a measure that the white house has warned that president obama would veto and yesterday press secretary jay carney outlined the obama administration's exact objections. >> what we are witnessing here with this measure is classic washington posturing, kabuki theater. this is a measure that i
it could be very costly to people who hold murdoch paper. they might have to entice shareholders back in and that carries financial risks as well. reputational risks on both sides of the atlantic. legal processes in the uk and potential lawmakers getting more interested in the company in the u.s. ramping up the pressure, according to s&p. >> steve sedgewick helping us out for cnbc. thanks so much. now with the deadline to reach a deficit deal now exactly two weeks away, the rhetoric...
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. >>> more trouble for the murdochs as two former advisers to james murdoch claim his testimony at this week's tabloid scandal hearings was flat out wrong. we will will live for london for the latest. >>> the world couldn't wait to see kate middleton's wedding dress. now after its debut at the royal wedding it's on display now and more than 125,000 people have already bought tickets to see it. we will take you inside the exhibit "early" this friday morning, july 22nd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning! welcome to "the early show" on a friday morning. wow! 7:00 a.m. and already it is 90 degrees here in new york. it's going to have a feel-like temperature of 112 today. >> it hits you like a ton of bricks. you walk out of any building and, bam! there is the humidity and the heat. >> welcome, everybody, to friday morning. hot across much of the country as we mentioned. i'm chris wragge along with? >> i'm rebecca jarvis. erica hill is off this morning. >> hopefully, she is in an air-conditioning room right now. >> i think she might be. >> how hot is it? forecasters predict it w
. >>> more trouble for the murdochs as two former advisers to james murdoch claim his testimony at this week's tabloid scandal hearings was flat out wrong. we will will live for london for the latest. >>> the world couldn't wait to see kate middleton's wedding dress. now after its debut at the royal wedding it's on display now and more than 125,000 people have already bought tickets to see it. we will take you inside the exhibit "early" this friday morning, july...
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today who said that james murdoch himself, rupert murdoch's son, should face some kind of legal ramification over this, so there's a sense this has gone far too far and someone needs to take responsibility for it. >> thank you so much for joining me. >> no problem. >>> coming up, president obama overturns a policy that prevents him from reaching out to families of soldiers that committed suicide in war zone. that's coming up. >>> next, how the nba owners are using creative accounting methods. coming up, how the nba lockout mirrors what's going on in state coming up, how the nba lockout mirrors what's going on in state houses across america. dramatic shift in policy for american soldiers. [ male announcer ] if it's true that sharks can sense even a drop of blood from a quarter of a mile away, which razor would you use? ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> yet another labor dispute this week, this one involves an industry with $4.3 billion in annual revenues. employers are claiming financial hardships. unlike the others, this one involves the greatest sport on ert, basketball. the reason i bring this up is the sto
today who said that james murdoch himself, rupert murdoch's son, should face some kind of legal ramification over this, so there's a sense this has gone far too far and someone needs to take responsibility for it. >> thank you so much for joining me. >> no problem. >>> coming up, president obama overturns a policy that prevents him from reaching out to families of soldiers that committed suicide in war zone. that's coming up. >>> next, how the nba owners are using...
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is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into britain, buying up the "news of the world" and later the "times" of london. in the '70s he took aim at new york where he'd add the "new york post" and the "wall street journal." his satellite t.v. empire includes the fox network in the u.s., sky in europe, star tv in asia. >> i love the free market. it's certainly been very good to me. >> reporter: but the same market is now punishing him, while stock in news corporation rebounded today, it's fallen 12% since the scandal began. >> my company has 52,000 employees. i have led it for 57 years and i hav
is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into...
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the murdochs have made a business out of covering stories. yesterday they were the story. testifying in dramatic hearing about the phone hacking scandal rocking their media empire. next up for questioning this morning, english prime minister david cameron. stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: the man who runs the second largest media company in the world side by side with his son was in front of parliament, apologetic. >> i'd like to say this is the most humble day of my life. >> i'd like to say as well just how sorry i am and how sorry we are to particularly the victims of their illegal voice mail interceptions and their families. >> reporter: from the beginning james took the lead. >> i think my son can perhaps answer that in more detail. >> reporter: at times jumping in to help when his 80-year-old father searched or stumbled for the answers. >> mr. chatman was the top -- >> reporter: but it was rupert murdoch's wife who stepped in at the most critical moment. to protect her husband. the protester and am schur comedian who calls himself john any marbles was arrested and
the murdochs have made a business out of covering stories. yesterday they were the story. testifying in dramatic hearing about the phone hacking scandal rocking their media empire. next up for questioning this morning, english prime minister david cameron. stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: the man who runs the second largest media company in the world side by side with his son was in front of parliament, apologetic. >> i'd like to say this is the most humble day of my life....
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murdoch. he blamed the police, the press and complaints commission, and an inquiry for the company's failure to reveal what had gone wrong. >> if i knew then what we know now, we can let all of these things. we would have taken more action are around that and move faster to get to the bottom of these allegations. >> has not yet included a stop to payments of this man, a man whose phone hacking is at the heart of this scandal. >> i know that certain fees were paid by the company. i was as surprised and shocked to learn that as you are. >> his children used to play with a gordon brown's. never photograph with mr. murdoch. despite visiting him and just days after the last election. >> to avoid photographers. i was just doing what i was told. but then, may have as parliamentary drama turned into a circus. >> what can you tell us? gosh i was sitting a few feet away from mr. murdoch. he was hit in the face with a plate of what i assume is shaving cream. >> it was delivered by the member of the publi
murdoch. he blamed the police, the press and complaints commission, and an inquiry for the company's failure to reveal what had gone wrong. >> if i knew then what we know now, we can let all of these things. we would have taken more action are around that and move faster to get to the bottom of these allegations. >> has not yet included a stop to payments of this man, a man whose phone hacking is at the heart of this scandal. >> i know that certain fees were paid by the...
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is this a scandal that could take murdoch under? joining me now is the senior adviser to media matters for america. great to have you on. >> great to be here, chris. thanks. >> elyse, you wrote a piece today about why americans should care about the scandal, and it's a good question. batting this around today, there is a question of does this affect us here, or is it fun to gawk at? why should we care? >> we should care because murdoch enjoys undue influence over u.s. media. and one of the things i think we need to learn is not to wait until the entire public is shocked by hacking allegations into a dead child's voicemail, before we actually start asking the questions about where the lies, the decent, and the covering up ends. the people most responsible for this tend to get promoted. you've got les hinton, who was actually rebecca brooks' boss at "news of the world," who led the first investigation into the misdoings there, found, surprisingly, that he thought nothing wrong was going on, and then was elevated to be ceo of dow jones
is this a scandal that could take murdoch under? joining me now is the senior adviser to media matters for america. great to have you on. >> great to be here, chris. thanks. >> elyse, you wrote a piece today about why americans should care about the scandal, and it's a good question. batting this around today, there is a question of does this affect us here, or is it fun to gawk at? why should we care? >> we should care because murdoch enjoys undue influence over u.s. media....
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that woman is, in fact, rupert murdoch's wife wendy. now, i am not a big proponent of the four decade marriage age gap. but... (laughter). ... if ever there was a situation where it would pay dividends... (laughter). ... it would be an ambush like that. of course, the attack occurred after a period of the testimony where murdoch may have appeared somewhat vulnerable. (laughter) what of it? crikey, is it over? do we own parliament yet? (laughter) all in all, it's a story tailor made for the 24 hour news culture. big personality, scandal, bribery, hacking, celebrity, death. but one network has been reticent to dumpster dive into any aspect of the story other than their here is disappointment at some of their competitor's behavior. >> we have serious problems in this country right now. we are teetering on default and what do they do? they talk about this. >> virtually every tabloid is guilty of some kind of offense. >> why are so many people piling on? we know it's a hacking scandal. shouldn't we get beyond it? >> the left has been out to
that woman is, in fact, rupert murdoch's wife wendy. now, i am not a big proponent of the four decade marriage age gap. but... (laughter). ... if ever there was a situation where it would pay dividends... (laughter). ... it would be an ambush like that. of course, the attack occurred after a period of the testimony where murdoch may have appeared somewhat vulnerable. (laughter) what of it? crikey, is it over? do we own parliament yet? (laughter) all in all, it's a story tailor made for the 24...
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urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south than i he is communications director for free press and in london we cross a toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go to you first because of your open letter here i took a look at some of the what the laws and by laws of the f.c.c. and they basically their job is to make sure how the airwaves are used and they have to ensure that they're used by people of quote good character who serve the public interest and speak with candor so as murdoch's television empire at least have any place in the united states today in light of what we've heard coming out of the u.k. . well we're here you know the u.k. and also we're hearing some tidbits united states of phone hacking where you know the u.k. would make murdoch and his news corp of violator of the foreign corrupt practices act which has criminal and civil penalties and basically doesn't allow u.s.
urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south than i he is communications director for free press and in london we cross a toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go to you first because of your open letter here i took a look at some of the what the laws and by laws of the f.c.c. and they basically...
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. >> what about james murdoch? >> he put it in a controlled performance using words extremely carefully. he was very well coached. he had very careful legal advice. he said nothing that you could point to and say that he knew what was going on. he was in a lot of difficulty particularly about signing the check for a million pounds. he maintained that he had no idea that part of the evidence in this case was that there was more "and use of the world," journalist involved. -- a news of the world," journalists involved. >> this is a day of parliamentary theater. did you find out anything that you did not know before? >> we found out that -- has an awesome right hook. i don't think it was a day for great forensic discovery. one of the most interesting things that emerged were in another room when some of the former senior policeman in all were testifying to the mps. we've learned some subtle but quite significant things, perhaps the most striking of which was that david cameron's chief of staff had declined a briefing
. >> what about james murdoch? >> he put it in a controlled performance using words extremely carefully. he was very well coached. he had very careful legal advice. he said nothing that you could point to and say that he knew what was going on. he was in a lot of difficulty particularly about signing the check for a million pounds. he maintained that he had no idea that part of the evidence in this case was that there was more "and use of the world," journalist involved....
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rue bert murdoch, the paper's owner, is deep in damage control. >> reporter: rupert murdoch arrived in london, conspicuously reading a copy of his notorious cameras, then smiled for the cameras as he went out for dinner with rebekah brooks his embattled ceo. the scandal has cost him one of his most profitable papers. staff leaving "news of the world" for the last time put a brave face on the murdoch decision to shut it down. the "news of the world" was the best selling newspaper in britain, a cheeky blend of skin, scandal and gotcha journalism, for people who loved seeing the rich and powerful taken down a rich or two, but not families touched by grief. the "news of the world" is under police investigation for hacking into voice mails belonging to relatives of fallen soldiers and a murdered teenager. journalists also hacked into the phones of celebrities who found out and sued. it was james, rupert murdoch's son and heir apparent who authorized a reported million-dollar out of court settlement to at least one of the hacking victims. this week, he admitted it was a mistake. >> i acted o
rue bert murdoch, the paper's owner, is deep in damage control. >> reporter: rupert murdoch arrived in london, conspicuously reading a copy of his notorious cameras, then smiled for the cameras as he went out for dinner with rebekah brooks his embattled ceo. the scandal has cost him one of his most profitable papers. staff leaving "news of the world" for the last time put a brave face on the murdoch decision to shut it down. the "news of the world" was the best selling...
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rupert murdoch's news corp. has dropped their bid for bskyb. >> they clearly need to do with the problems that news international. >> 21 people were killed in a financial capital. the fighting continues to rage in libya. colonel gaddafi's forces and the rebels are still in a tug of war. the last few days have brought an incredible reversal of fortune for rupert murdoch's media empire and today can get another blow. bowling to public and political pressure, news corp. withdrew their bid for bskyb. this is in the wake of the hacking scandal. for more on how the deal went, here is the bbc's business editor. >> rupert murdoch, the great news mobile is in the news for what he would see as the wrong reasons. the great humiliations' of his career, the abandonment of his desire to get all of british news broadcasting. "we believe that the acquisition would benefit both companies it has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate." this was the appalling climate for mr. murdoch. >> when such a serio
rupert murdoch's news corp. has dropped their bid for bskyb. >> they clearly need to do with the problems that news international. >> 21 people were killed in a financial capital. the fighting continues to rage in libya. colonel gaddafi's forces and the rebels are still in a tug of war. the last few days have brought an incredible reversal of fortune for rupert murdoch's media empire and today can get another blow. bowling to public and political pressure, news corp. withdrew their...
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if james murdoch disputes it, and if the lawyers account is accurate, it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrongdoing in the company in 2008 and he failed to report it to the police. and he also settled a civil case with a crime victim for an astronomical sum of money that came in the confidentiality clause. so he could have been buying a crime victim's silence which in this country is an illegal act. and that's why i it to the police so they can get to the bottom of this. >> give us some very simple terms the nuts and bolts of what allegedly happened. there was an e-mail from one reporter to another about illegal hacking going on that mr. murdoch apparently knew about or at least these other officers say he did know about and he sat in front of you and said he did not know about them. is that it in a nutshell? >> yeah. one of his journalists trandescribed a voice mail message that was illegally hacked. he sent it to another journalist. the victim of the hacking took a civil case and got documentation through court disclosure. at that point, the lawyer and the edit
if james murdoch disputes it, and if the lawyers account is accurate, it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrongdoing in the company in 2008 and he failed to report it to the police. and he also settled a civil case with a crime victim for an astronomical sum of money that came in the confidentiality clause. so he could have been buying a crime victim's silence which in this country is an illegal act. and that's why i it to the police so they can get to the bottom of this....
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it was just a week ago murdoch flew to london and stood by her side, all smiles. brooks had a rise at the krngs becoming editor of "news of the world" when she was only 32. neil sean worked for another murdoch paper "the sun" and now an nbc analyst. >> she rose to the top through sheer ambition, fantastic networking and an ability to do the job. >> reporter: in 2002 with brooks at the paper's helm that "news of the world" reports allegedly hacked the phone of murdered teenager, milly dowler. brooks denied any phone hacking and apologized. she has rubbed elbows with the rich and famous and the powerful. she has had close personal relationships with the three most recent prime ministers. as recently as last december, david cameron met twice with brooks in visits his office describes as social. cameron has come under fire for his connections to murdoch's news international. his former spokesperson, andy cowl so coulson was arrested last week. cameron says the relationship between media and politicians has become, in his words, cozy and comfortable. the head of the op
it was just a week ago murdoch flew to london and stood by her side, all smiles. brooks had a rise at the krngs becoming editor of "news of the world" when she was only 32. neil sean worked for another murdoch paper "the sun" and now an nbc analyst. >> she rose to the top through sheer ambition, fantastic networking and an ability to do the job. >> reporter: in 2002 with brooks at the paper's helm that "news of the world" reports allegedly hacked the...
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the fact is rupert murdoch is on the run now. and the great german word that explains what's been going on is that the british public really likes seeing somebody like rupert get his comeuppance. >> i was hoping that schadenfreud would come up tonight. thank you for joining us tonight. >>> up next, in this world-shaking murdoch scandal, what if in the end all the major players walk away essentially untouched. if you think it can't happen, think again. we'll be right back. to make science as exciting as a video game. i need to reach peter, who's falling behind. and push janet who's 6 chapters ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] with interactive learning solutions from dell, mrs. davis can make education a little more personal. so every student feels like her only student. dell. the power to do more. i find investments with e-trade's top 5 lists and use pre-defined screeners to work smarter. not harder. i depend on myself to take charge of my financial future. [ bell dinging ] took some crazy risks as a kid. but i was still over the edge
the fact is rupert murdoch is on the run now. and the great german word that explains what's been going on is that the british public really likes seeing somebody like rupert get his comeuppance. >> i was hoping that schadenfreud would come up tonight. thank you for joining us tonight. >>> up next, in this world-shaking murdoch scandal, what if in the end all the major players walk away essentially untouched. if you think it can't happen, think again. we'll be right back. to make...
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rupert murdoch floods the british media with i'm sorry messages days before a grilling by m p's over the news of the world phone hacking scandal meanwhile the furor moves across the atlantic with reports of nine eleven victims phones were targeted as a continuing outrage and disgrace and golf has once impregnable media empire. rescuers are preparing to live the russian cruiser that sank in the volga river in minutes claiming almost one hundred thirty lives. the operation to raise the sunken bulgaria has begun hopefully providing answers the grieving relatives and investigators will bring you all the details from the recovery site in just a moment. and broadcasting live direct from the heart of moscow this is r.t. i'm john thomas let's take a look at your top headlines eight out of ninety one european banks have failed stress tests designed to ensure they could withstand another financial crisis five of those are in spain the country commonly seen as the next weakest link in the euro zone on friday italy passed seventy billion euro. as of public spending cuts to slash its whopping bud
rupert murdoch floods the british media with i'm sorry messages days before a grilling by m p's over the news of the world phone hacking scandal meanwhile the furor moves across the atlantic with reports of nine eleven victims phones were targeted as a continuing outrage and disgrace and golf has once impregnable media empire. rescuers are preparing to live the russian cruiser that sank in the volga river in minutes claiming almost one hundred thirty lives. the operation to raise the sunken...
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will particularly work everyone is watching for tuesday's committee where rupert murdoch and his son james will appear so it'll be interesting to see that but i think we should remember that the prime minister here and we would probably know today because it's saturday said the truth is we've all been in this together the press politicians and leaders of all parties and yes that includes me very sorry indictment for democracy in this country and coming through the house i suppose one could say that it was multinationals who are using murdoch in a way so they're lobbying rupert murdoch gets the big companies big multinationals and so forth that seem to get things done by there are helping m.p.'s behind me perhaps not as bad as in washington but i do think it's the end of outside influences outside on democratic forces as regards influences on the parliamentarians behind me it is interesting that he owned these newspapers and they always say rupert murdoch loves newspapers he basically had newspapers so that he could manipulate monopoly concerns over his broadcast interests which actua
will particularly work everyone is watching for tuesday's committee where rupert murdoch and his son james will appear so it'll be interesting to see that but i think we should remember that the prime minister here and we would probably know today because it's saturday said the truth is we've all been in this together the press politicians and leaders of all parties and yes that includes me very sorry indictment for democracy in this country and coming through the house i suppose one could say...
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rupert murdoch floods the british media with i'm sorry messages days before a grilling by m.p.'s over the news of the world phone hacking scandal meanwhile the fear moves across the atlantic with the reports nine eleven victims of phones were targeted as continuing outrage and disgrace engulfs is once impregnable media empire. and preparation work is underway to lift a russian cruiser from the bottom of the volga river the operation is aimed at shedding more light on why the vessel sank within the last of the one hundred thirty one. next watch the first part of our special report about anti-nuclear activists who are trying to open the world's eyes to the danger of atomic disaster . the nuclear age is the first sixty years oh. i can describe exactly how an underground test was done. there were three two one zero almost you couldn't hear anything about there was no noise at all and in the ground lifted up. we live under the threat of increasingly sophisticated weapons. in two thousand one hundred eighty eight states parties to the one proliferation treaty signed onto a statement p
rupert murdoch floods the british media with i'm sorry messages days before a grilling by m.p.'s over the news of the world phone hacking scandal meanwhile the fear moves across the atlantic with the reports nine eleven victims of phones were targeted as continuing outrage and disgrace engulfs is once impregnable media empire. and preparation work is underway to lift a russian cruiser from the bottom of the volga river the operation is aimed at shedding more light on why the vessel sank within...
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murdoch accountable. why were so many people's phones pack in the name of news? it was a summons that they could not ignore. >> do the decent thing. you cannot hide it away from this level of public anguish. >> at first, they were reluctant witnesses. rupert murdoch told the committee he could not attend was to a's session, however looking forward to the inquiry. rebecca brooks said she is available to the committee on that date and welcome the opportunity to do so. but, she said, she would not be able to do -- say anything related to the ongoing investigation into hacking. i find, even imprisonment -- it appears the threat has worked. the murdoch's change their mind and said they would answer the questions. in a second letter, james murdoch confirmed their attendance. he said he was concerned they were asked to answer questions in a different forum. what ever the forum, the questions keep coming. why did news of the world mislead parliament? why were some victims paid? what did the management fail to fin
murdoch accountable. why were so many people's phones pack in the name of news? it was a summons that they could not ignore. >> do the decent thing. you cannot hide it away from this level of public anguish. >> at first, they were reluctant witnesses. rupert murdoch told the committee he could not attend was to a's session, however looking forward to the inquiry. rebecca brooks said she is available to the committee on that date and welcome the opportunity to do so. but, she said,...
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media mogul rupert murdoch has said sorry to the family of a murdered british schoolgirl who is mobile phone was hacked by his newspaper while she was still missing the revelation of the best selling news of the world to be axed last sunday after one hundred and eighty three years murdoch's apology came as the embattled chief executive of his u.k. operation and the paper's former editor finally quit rebecca brooks still has to face a parliamentary committee on tuesday along with murdoch and his son james in another blow to the tycoon his long serving a right hand man in america is leaving as well news corps also creaking on the claims of the phones of nine eleven victims but it's also used in the reports audiences are tight for sleaze means the tabloids will survive. sex drugs cheating and lies phony political scandal flashing dirty laundry the made up celebrity gossip and crime stories almost beyond human imagination. all this is served on a platter and sold for a couple of quarters by tabloids headless marilyn topless bar or something to kids moms in the freezer. i bought it veteran
media mogul rupert murdoch has said sorry to the family of a murdered british schoolgirl who is mobile phone was hacked by his newspaper while she was still missing the revelation of the best selling news of the world to be axed last sunday after one hundred and eighty three years murdoch's apology came as the embattled chief executive of his u.k. operation and the paper's former editor finally quit rebecca brooks still has to face a parliamentary committee on tuesday along with murdoch and his...
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rupert murdoch has apologized for the news of the world phone hacking scandal with a full page ads in seven british national newspapers the media mogul is now working with a team of top p.r. experts before a grilling from showing pieces on tuesday amid public outrage over illegal accessing of the mobile phones of murder and terrorism victims and the dead soldiers families the crisis has already forced him to shut the one hundred sixty eight year old newspaper scuttled his bid for b. sky b. and claimed two of his top executives journalist afshin rattansi says however some are set to benefit from the meltdown at murdoch's media empire. the political class is here finally feel free to opt for the first time in decades and decades so i do think appeasing would particularly work everyone is watching for tuesday's committee where rupert murdoch and his son james will appear so it'll be interesting to see that i think we should remember that the prime minister. and we could probably not today because it's saturday said the truth is we've all been in this together the press politicians and le
rupert murdoch has apologized for the news of the world phone hacking scandal with a full page ads in seven british national newspapers the media mogul is now working with a team of top p.r. experts before a grilling from showing pieces on tuesday amid public outrage over illegal accessing of the mobile phones of murder and terrorism victims and the dead soldiers families the crisis has already forced him to shut the one hundred sixty eight year old newspaper scuttled his bid for b. sky b. and...
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rupert murdoch loses a lieutenant's on both sides of the atlantic as the screws tighten on a media empire built on peddling sleeves and targeting victims. and libya's bank balance of power sheer size of the u.s. joins others in recognizing rebel or thorpey and allows them access to cash. just after two pm on saturday here in moscow you with art scene show welcome to the program eight out of nineteen european banks have failed stress tests on whether they could withstand another financial crisis and none were in italy which it hopes might help the country to fend off its spiraling costs along with the seventy billion euro cuts which parliament passed on friday but as i think sara further points there's only so much that can be done before the people take power into their hands. as they gather. in the greek battle continue dark times keep now like. everybody here. is afraid for the future if you think it's really looking only increasing the unstable ground can you hear a write out this financial still this is real. something quite frankly if indeed it will he really goes into big trouble on
rupert murdoch loses a lieutenant's on both sides of the atlantic as the screws tighten on a media empire built on peddling sleeves and targeting victims. and libya's bank balance of power sheer size of the u.s. joins others in recognizing rebel or thorpey and allows them access to cash. just after two pm on saturday here in moscow you with art scene show welcome to the program eight out of nineteen european banks have failed stress tests on whether they could withstand another financial crisis...
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murdoch withdrew his bid for bskyb amid the most disturbing allegations that emerged. according to a british paper, journalists from the news of the world approached a new york private investigator to buy phone records of victims from the 9/11 attacks, families of the victims are outraged by these allegations and four senators have now requested a justice department investigation of murdoch's company. i spoke with one of them. senator frank lautenberg, moments ago. senator lautenberg, thanks for joining me here. let me start with the most important question in all this. do you have reason to believe some sort of criminal activity has taken place in this country connected to rupert murdoch's enterprises? >> the one thing i know, not that i just believe, that is an american corporation cannot use bribery. it's a felony. it's against the law and should not be used. >> at this point, you're not talking about these things happening in this country that you know of, although you're curious about that, you're focusing on what's happening over there and the possible repercussi
murdoch withdrew his bid for bskyb amid the most disturbing allegations that emerged. according to a british paper, journalists from the news of the world approached a new york private investigator to buy phone records of victims from the 9/11 attacks, families of the victims are outraged by these allegations and four senators have now requested a justice department investigation of murdoch's company. i spoke with one of them. senator frank lautenberg, moments ago. senator lautenberg, thanks...
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urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south danae he is communications director for free press and in london we cross it toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen crosstalk rules and in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go to you first because of your open letter here i took a look at some of the button laws and by.
urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south danae he is communications director for free press and in london we cross it toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen crosstalk rules and in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go to you first because of your open letter here i took a look at some of the button laws and by.
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prime minister david cameron's links to the powerful murdoch clan had become so politically dangerous that he cut short an official visit to africa and rushed home to limit the damage. at a rowdy emergency session of parliament... >> order! order. >> reporter: ...prime minister david cameron was on the defensive. undermined by what appears to many to be a toxically close relationship with rupert murdoch and his now disgraced executive team. >> you live and you learn, and believe you me i have learned. >> reporter: he batted away question after question. especially about his decision to hire an ex murdoch editor since arrested in the phone hacking scandal as his communications chief. >> if it turns out i've been lied to, that would be a moment for a profound apology. >> reporter: a recent poll shows 60% of britain's think murdoch through his powerful newspaper group has far too much influence in british politics. influence cameron says he's been open about. >> what i've set out is not just meetings that are business meetings, official meetings with media executives and proprietors, but
prime minister david cameron's links to the powerful murdoch clan had become so politically dangerous that he cut short an official visit to africa and rushed home to limit the damage. at a rowdy emergency session of parliament... >> order! order. >> reporter: ...prime minister david cameron was on the defensive. undermined by what appears to many to be a toxically close relationship with rupert murdoch and his now disgraced executive team. >> you live and you learn, and...
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murdoch. just days ago he closed the news of the world because of the allegations that they instigated the alleged hijacking of a phone of a murder teenager, and the phone of the parents of the victim. >> this is a victory for people up and down this country will have been appalled by the revelations about phone hacking. they started beyond belief that mr. murdoch would, when this criminal investigation is going on, expand his stake in the british media. >> it would have given him access to the vast amounts of cash generated by did you pay television business. 1sky b's profits are around billion pounds. that would have been useful to the news corp. corp. at a time that they have been struggling to maintain their revenues at the newspapers. they have also paid a price from the failure of the takeover. b sky b's share prices have fallen 20% in the past nine days, white mean almost 3 billion pounds -- losing almost 3 billion pounds from the value of the company. >> this is an opportunity to acqui
murdoch. just days ago he closed the news of the world because of the allegations that they instigated the alleged hijacking of a phone of a murder teenager, and the phone of the parents of the victim. >> this is a victory for people up and down this country will have been appalled by the revelations about phone hacking. they started beyond belief that mr. murdoch would, when this criminal investigation is going on, expand his stake in the british media. >> it would have given him...
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murdoch news organizations is accused of hacking her cell phone. the tabloid then reportedly deleted messages so her mailbox could keep providing new material to print for six grueling months, the mailbox activity gave her family false hope that she was still alive. >> after this statement, i will be meeting the family of milly dowler. none of us can imagine what they have gone through, but i do know this, they, like everyone else in this country, want their politicians, all of us, to bring this ugly chapter to a close and insure that nothing like it can ever happen again. >> dan rivers is in london. dan, tell us of today's meeting. >> reporter: well, it's the last of a series of meetings that the dowler family have had. they have already met the deputy prime minister and today meet the prime minister david cameron and i'm sure outline the same points that the media basically, and particularly the tabloid media, specifically the "news of the world" are completely out of control, according to this family who have been subjected to the most horrendou
murdoch news organizations is accused of hacking her cell phone. the tabloid then reportedly deleted messages so her mailbox could keep providing new material to print for six grueling months, the mailbox activity gave her family false hope that she was still alive. >> after this statement, i will be meeting the family of milly dowler. none of us can imagine what they have gone through, but i do know this, they, like everyone else in this country, want their politicians, all of us, to...
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rupert murdoch says sorry for the phone hacking by the news of the world as he's really rampart built on sleaze and scandal tries to stave off self-destruction. preparation work is on the way to lift the russian cruiser from the bottom of the volga river and that shedding more light from all the bustle went down with a loss of around one hundred thirty lines. the operation to raise the sunken bulgaria has begun hopefully providing answers to grieving relatives and investigators to bring you all the details from the recovery site in just a moment. but news and comment from around the world this is r.t. live in moscow with the twenty four hours a day eight out of ninety european banks have failed stress tests designed to determine whether they'd fall in the event of another crisis and majority of those are in spain the country fit to be next in line for a bailout we want on friday italy passed seventy billion euro worth of cuts to fend off its own spiralling debts resulting sarah first reports the euro fairy tale seems to be moving closer to collapse. at the clouds gather a grab in the
rupert murdoch says sorry for the phone hacking by the news of the world as he's really rampart built on sleaze and scandal tries to stave off self-destruction. preparation work is on the way to lift the russian cruiser from the bottom of the volga river and that shedding more light from all the bustle went down with a loss of around one hundred thirty lines. the operation to raise the sunken bulgaria has begun hopefully providing answers to grieving relatives and investigators to bring you all...
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nor brooks nor the murdoch empire. lynn, back to you. >> jim maceda in london for us. jim, thanks so much. >>> well, back here at home on capitol hill the back and forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. well, democrats say the measure will never pass the senate, and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying he is seeing progress. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. republicans are calling this bill cut, cap and balance. essentially they want to cut the deficit, cap what the federal government is spending and then move toward a balanced budget amendment. an amendment to the constitution. democrats say those cuts hurt too heavily medicare and social security. it is expected to pass the house, not expected to pass the senate. will not get the president's signature. so that, de
nor brooks nor the murdoch empire. lynn, back to you. >> jim maceda in london for us. jim, thanks so much. >>> well, back here at home on capitol hill the back and forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. well, democrats say the measure will never pass the senate, and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying...
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reversing the tide, which has been going completely south on the murdoch empire and the murdoch holdings here in great britain. in terms of him stepping down. there have been some rumblings about that among some of his stockholders in some of his companies. but the experts here are saying that's unlikely at least for now. it depends on what comes out of this meeting. it depends on a number of things, especially a couple of inquiries going on. a criminal investigation and a judicial inquiry being run here and what new information comes out. as far as we know, so far, all of this hacking took place five years ago. if there are more current examples of this hacking, that could really doom the murdoch empire. back to you. >> jim maceda, thank you very much. msnbc will be covering the murdochs testifying. >>> back at home on capitol hill, the back-and-forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. democrats say the measure will never pass the senate and presid
reversing the tide, which has been going completely south on the murdoch empire and the murdoch holdings here in great britain. in terms of him stepping down. there have been some rumblings about that among some of his stockholders in some of his companies. but the experts here are saying that's unlikely at least for now. it depends on what comes out of this meeting. it depends on a number of things, especially a couple of inquiries going on. a criminal investigation and a judicial inquiry...